Brazil: Amazon Tribe’s Unique Fishing Ritual Could Be Their Last

Brazil: Amazon Tribe’s Unique Fishing Ritual Could Be Their Last   The Enawene Nawe tribe of Brazil have begun their unique annual fishing ritual, amid fears that the 80 dams planned for the Juruena river basin are destroying their fish.   The tribe’s extraordinary ‘Yãkwa’ ritual is recognized by Brazil’s Ministry of Culture as part of the country’s cultural heritage. But in 2009, for the first time, the ritual could not be practiced, as the tribe found almost no fish in the rivers.   The...

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